Coming from lil chief records, the label who brought you the brunettes and the gladeyes amongst others, it is not a surprise that princess chelsea s debut album is not your typical pop record. Lil golden book the cigarette duet european tour edition too fast to live. Princess chelsea is new zealands answer to tom waits, tim burton and the solemnity of the circus which is to say, shes one of a. The album was produced by jonathan bree and chelsea nikkel. The cd art for lil golden book, as you might expect, borrows heavily from the artwork of the little golden books, a childrens line published by random house since 1942. Albums include lil golden book, the loneliest girl, and the great cybernetic depression. Princess chelsea is new zealands answer to tom waits, tim burton and the solemnity of the circus which is to say, shes one of a kind, though influenced by many.
Frack princess chelsea 12 december cgi animation of chelsea in the future getting ready for her day. Chelsea nikkel from auckland, new zealand is the lady behind princess chelsea. Princess chelsea caution repetitive lyrics genius lyrics. He frequently collaborates with labelmates as a musician, engineer, and record producer.
Princess chelsea lil golden book 2011, pink, vinyl. Deeply entrenched in the fantastical yet grounded with a somewhat sardonic wit, her musical fairy tale draws as much influence from dr. If you have a stomach for the ravishingly strange, check out chelsea. Jonathan bree is a singersongwriter and producer from new zealand, best known for his work as a solo artist, as well as cofounding the indie pop group the brunettes, in 1998 and lil chief records, in 2002. Princess chelsea lil golden book lil chief recordscd dl released 8 october 2012.
Princess chelsea announces the loneliest girl national tour. The sunday star times named it album of the week and aptly described it as when cute meets creepy. As with lil golden book, its a lovingly crafted affair, a complete. The album was a collection of songs about her youth presented with innocent melodies and baroque arrangements to create a musical fairy tale. This item has now sold out but take a look at what else we have in by princess chelsea or similar artists. Lil golden book release by princess chelsea see all versions of this release, 3 available. When i recorded lil golden book it was interesting because the process of. Machines of loving grace yulia ice reign monkey eats bananas caution repetitive the cigarette duet too fast to live overseas frack goodnight little robot child. Her debut album lil golden book, released in may 2011, tells the tale of life growing up as a teenager and young adult in new zealand. Also available in itunes more by princess chelsea see all.
Lil golden book by princess chelsea on amazon music. Lil golden book by princess chelsea album, chamber pop. Music profile for princess chelsea, born 4 september 1985. We take a trip inside the weird and wonderfully melodic world of princess chelsea as her debut album prepares for a uk release. Youre the same age as me and theres nothing that i can see no unified theory that will convince me.
I heard you got a car and youre gonna go far you probably should get out but theres not much going on a man as smart as you could be set to. It was strange how it all happened, because at that stage the album had. The drawings may be childlike and cartoony in that annoying disneyesque way, but nikkel subverts the artwork with her ironic humor and a psychedelic production style that. Her fulllength debut as princess chelsea, lil golden book, was. She made videos for many songs from the album, and the clip for the cigarette duet. From lil golden book lil golden book goldvinyl now available on limited edition gold vinyl.
Hailing from new zealand, princess chelsea comes from the lil chief stable of. Recorded as a home experiment over a period of three years, lil golden book is a collection of stories about growing up in new zealand. Lil golden book is the debut album by the new zealand recording artist princess chelsea. Lil golden book, princess chelsea s debut album, due this autumn, is a collection of magical, musical morality tales complete with 15page booklet delivered with not so much a. Lil golden book is the debut album by recording artist princess chelsea.
Princess chelsea lil golden book 2016, vinyl discogs. Princess chelsea is the whimsical indie popelectronic solo project of auckland, new zealandbased musician and producer chelsea nikkel. Lil golden book by princess chelsea, released 02 may 2011 1. Lil golden book, an album by princess chelsea on spotify. Lil golden book is the debut album by new zealand based composer chelsea nikkel, the woman behind breakthrough youtube hit the cigarette duet. Lil chief records online merch store powered by storenvy. Princess chelsea lil golden book lyrics and tracklist. Available on vinyl lp cd and digital single featuring james milne. Check out lil golden book by princess chelsea on amazon music. Synthpop princess chelsea lil golden book cd discogs. It was released on 2 may 2011, through lil chief records. Cigarette duet is from the album lil golden book available on lp, cd and digitally.
Since debuting in 2011 with lil golden book, princess chelsea has continued to merge ambitious theatrical concepts with introspective synth and chamber pop. The great cybernetic depression is the second studio album by the new zealand recording artist princess chelsea. Lil golden book is a delicious concoction of childlike sweetness and adult irony that sparkles from start to finish. The great cybernetic depression 2015 the loneliest girl 2018 aftertouch 2016 were so lost single 2014 no church on sunday single. The cd art for lil golden book, as you might expect, borrows heavily from the artwork. It was released on 1 may 2015 in new zealand through lil chief records. You could call her music circus pop, circus psych or just plain weird and yet, its beautiful, lyrical and kinda geeky cool. Aucklandbased internet pop star princess chelsea has announced a rare.
Release lil golden book by princess chelsea musicbrainz. The arrangements quite unusual compared to the original song. We will be much further along you see you can fight but it will not save your life we can change our bodies rearrange run and hide but it will not save your life we. The album tells the tale of life growing up as a teenager and young adult in new zealand. Its just a cigarette and it cannot be that bad honey dont you love me and you know it makes me sad. Chelsea nikkel, better known by her stage name princess chelsea, is an experimental space pop musician from auckland, new zealand, and a previous member of tween pop band the brunettes and. Her fulllength debut as princess chelsea, lil golden book, was released in late 2011 by new zealand label lil chief. Songwriterproducersinger and keyboard player princess chelsea is chelsea nikkel, well known in her native new zealand as a founding member of circus punk act teen wolf and as a touring musician with pop band the brunettes. An interview with princess chelsea the electricity club. Princess chelsea lil golden book lil chief records cd dl. Lil golden book, princess chelseas debut album, due this autumn, is a.